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Notarial Services can be performed at the Consulate General by appointment only, or alternatively by a Dutch notary (notaris)
(http://www.notaris.nl/main.asp)

Notarials

The Consulate General in Amsterdam provides notarial services by appointment only, during our regular hours of operation. Due to the high demand for notarial services, we are not able to provide them on an emergency, or walk-in basis.

You must come in person to this office and:

1. Bring a valid government-issued photo ID.  A passport is best.
2. Bring your documents to be notarized.  You must understand your documents as we are not allowed to explain the contents to you.
3. You must have filled-in the document with the appropriate names, places and dates.  However, DO NOT sign your document – you will sign at the Consulate in front of the notary.
4. If your document requires witnesses in addition to the notary, you must supply these witnesses.  Our staff cannot serve as witnesses.
5. You must have all pages of a document with you. IMPORTANT! Ensure that documents are organized and clearly marked, for instance with a marker sticker, as to which parts require notarization, and which documents should be attached to each other.
6. You must pay the appropriate fee.
   
   TYPES OF NOTARIALS

—Power of Attorney
A power of attorney allows you to empower someone to act in your place.  Blank Power of Attorney forms can be downloaded, or you may use one supplied to you by your attorney, bank or company.  Please fill out the form before you come to our office, but DO NOT sign it in advance.

—Affidavit
An affidavit is a sworn statement, made by you.  Using our blank form, write out the statement you wish to make, but DO NOT sign it.  We cannot advise you on the specific language needed in your Affidavit, please consult a lawyer or other legal advisor for that type of assistance before coming to us to notarize the document.

—Sworn Statement
An administration of oath is used on documents that require a sworn affidavit.

—Acknowledgement of Execution
An Acknowledgement of Execution is used for legal agreements, business documents, etc.  It is also used when more than two signatures are required, but not all of the parties who must sign the document are present.  We can only acknowledge [notarize] the signatures of those present to sign the document in front of us and verify that they have signed the document.

—Signature Guarantees we cannot help you with
Unfortunately, consular officers are not authorized to provide a signature guarantee/medallion guarantee service.    A Medallion Signature Guarantee is not a notary service, but a special procedure related to securities, which can only be performed by an authorized representative of a financial institution participating in a medallion program approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may be contacted at www.sec.gov.

—True Copy
A true copy can be made of your U.S. passport. Please make an appointment, bring your passport and the appropriate fee.

Notarizations at a Dutch Notaris;

Dutch notaries can be located through the yellow pages under Notarissen. Documents notarized by a Dutch notaris must be subsequently affixed with an apostille to be valid in the United States (see our page on apostilles). The apostille can be obtained through the notaris or directly from the District Court. The notaris will advise which district court will provide the apostille. Fees for legalizations by notarissen vary depending on whether they will obtain the apostille as part of their service.